Napoleon I
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars, Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Military significance: Napoleon fought, conquered, and dominated much of Continental Europe and established the French Empire. His brilliant victories over Austria, Prussia, Russia, and their allies brought him fame and glory and recognition as a great military genius.
Napoleon Bonaparte graduated from the French military school and was appointed an artillery officer in the army in 1785. When the French Revolution (1789-1792) came, he welcomed it and made a name for himself early in 1793, when he delivered the city of Toulon from British...
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